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Please recommend a resource to learn how to use these micro-controllers for Aduino. This also looks like a very good option and may have a little less of a learning curve. Although, initial setup may be a little more pricey since I would need to purchase an Arduino.
You can get similar problems with all units, not just clones.I have used the knockoffs successfully, but initially had some Windows USB driver issues with them where I had to obtain and install drivers that were not included in the IDE download...
I am guessing that this application could be a remote sensor that is solar powered so it would need to be low on power consumption. The Arduino modules take quite a bit of power. I would choose one of the 8 pin PICs or Atmel chips and try to code it so it went into sleep mode and woke up periodically to send the data.
Please recommend a resource to learn how to use these micro-controllers for Aduino.
An Arduino isn't just a 'chip', it's a complete board and development system - the actual processor used is an AVR one from Atmel (now part of MicroChip).
They are incredibly cheap (or at least the clones are), but still much more expensive than a bare PIC - which as you have a PK2 is all you need really.
How do you intend to monitor this? Reason I ask since there are multiple detection methods and they all have different issues.... I am trying to monitor if water is present in an open container. Under normal operation, the container will be dry. When container starts to fill with water, I would like to receive an alert...
But for just over $6.00 you get the pic as well.But can you solder wires directly to the "pins" of a PIC?
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